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POLK COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT LOOKS TO GIVE HISTORIC BRIDGE A NEW HOME

The Polk County Highway Department, in cooperation with the Traill County Highway Department, is selling a steel truss bridge for $1. The historic bridge is currently closed to traffic due to concrete deck failure. Measuring 26 feet wide, the bridge must be removed to make way for a new bridge that will allow for traffic […]

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POLK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HEAR INFORMATION ABOUT VIKING GAS TRANSMISSION PROJECT

The Polk County Board of Commissioners met inside the Polk County Government Center on Tuesday morning to hear reports from the Social Services and Planning and Zoning Departments. SOCIAL SERVICES-KAREN WARMACK Social Services Director Karen Warmack first approached the board with multiple items. The first being some requests to replace a Social Worker in the

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THE 2022 FALL DRIVER’S EDUCATION PROGRAM DEADLINE IS IN TWO WEEKS

With the summer sessions of the Driver’s Education program ending last Wednesday, June 15, Highland Elementary School Principal and Driver’s Education instructor Chris Trostad is preparing for High School students interested in getting their permits before the school year begins as the Fall session starts on Thursday, July 14. Students interested in taking this session

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POLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S AIRBOAT SINKS WHILE INSTALLING BUOYS ON MAPLE LAKE

On June 22, at approximately 9:15 a.m., the Polk County Sheriff’s Office was assisting the Polk County Highway Department in relation to installing buoys on the east shore of Maple Lake, near Mentor, using the Polk County Sheriff’s Office airboat. During the buoy installation, the airboat tipped over and sank to the bottom of Maple

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